Awaken A Capella presented their Spring Concert at Northwest Campus Auditorium at 8:30 PM on June 4th. Over 200 people witnessed this end-of-the-year performance, which included amusing skits and creative vocals. After introducing themselves via a witty method entitled “roll … Continued
9th Annual Thai Culture Night
At 7:00 PM on May 27, 500 people gathered at the Freud Playhouse to witness UCLA Thai Smakom’s presentation of the 9th Annual Thai Culture Night called “See Yaek” (Thai for “Intersection”). The event was aimed at revealing the crossroads … Continued
LACO at UCLA
On Sunday, May 20th, Royce Hall hosted the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO). They performed a series called “Four Seasons”. This is not to be confused with Vivaldi’s concerto “The Four Seasons”, although one movement of that piece was included … Continued
Music of India Ensemble at the Spring Festival of Jazz and World Music
Thursday, May 17th, was the kickoff of the UCLA Department of Ethnomusicology's Spring Festival of World Music and Jazz. The first performance in the music series was from the Music of India Ensemble. It was directed by Shujaat Husain Khan … Continued
Gas Out
On Tuesday, May 15th, a “Gas Out” was scheduled to take place across the United States. The 24 hour boycott of gasoline was organized through chain emails and online networks like Facebook and MySpace over months. When the 15th actually … Continued
Afgahn Americans
Afghan-Americans: Before 9/11, they were an oft-overlooked, underrepresented, minority in the United States, treated as second-class citizens and accused of not being "true" Americans. After 9/11, Americans began noticing Afghan communities in the States. Unfortunately, this also resulted in the … Continued
The AZN Excellence Awards
The AZN Excellence Awards was a red carpet, history-making event at Royce Hall Wednesday night (May 16). Asian Culture was embraced more enthusiastically than ever before. Asian culture was cool or, as the honorees put it, “HOT”. With commitments to … Continued
100th NCAA Championship Rally
At 11:30 AM on May 15th, 1000 spectators gathered at Spaulding Field to celebrate UCLA’s 100th NCAA championship, which the women’s water polo team earned when they defeated Stanford last Sunday. UCLA’s 3rd Lexus Gauntlet victory was also commemorated during … Continued
Miranda July at the Armand Hammer Museum
Tuesday night at the Armand Hammer Museum, filmmaker, performer and writer, Miranda July, read from her newest book, "No One Belongs Here More Than You." The artist was enthusiastically supported by an overcrowded auditorium of fans and admirers. July is … Continued
100th NCAA Championship Rally
At 11:30 AM on May 15th, 1000 spectators gathered at Spaulding Field to celebrate UCLA’s 100th NCAA championship, which the women’s water polo team earned when they defeated Stanford last Sunday. UCLA’s 3rd Lexus Gauntlet victory was also commemorated during … Continued